4/1-11/12 Beautiful Taiwan: We were able to take a few days to bird with Wayne Hsu, a phenomenal birder in Taiwan. Thanks, Wayne! One of our favorite birds: the Taiwan Blue Magpie. We got to see them taking baths and feeding each other lizards and other such goodies. Click on "Next Page" below for more on Taiwan! (Go all the way back to page 9 for another Taiwan Blue Magpie study.)

4/27/12 Century Park, Shanghai: Had to get out into the brilliant sunshine! A brief walk in the park yielded a Tristram's Bunting pair, two Red-billed Starlings , a Chinese Grosbeak , an Azure-winged Magpie , a Eurasian Blackbird pair bathing, and a White Wagtail .